Only the hardiest remain at Rainbow Park say Sarnia officials
Doxtator, Bressette help Ontario win National Aboriginal Championship
May 16, 2022
Corunna’s Bo Doxtator of the Mooretown Flags and Team Ontario beat Saskatchewan 3-2 in overtime on the weekend to capture the male division at the National Aboriginal Hockey Championships in Nova Scotia.
Ontario was coached by Sarnia’s Brandon Biggers and the trainer was Bob Bressette of Kettle and Stony Point and the Petrolia Flyers.
Goalie Tre Altiman from Bkejwanaang First Nation (Walpole Island) and Defenseman Noble Stonefish (Munsee Delaware First Nation) who plays for the Dresden Jr Kings (pictured above with Doxtator and Bressette) were also part of Ontario’s championship team.
In the women’s final, Ontario lost 3-2 to Team Manitoba. Taryn Jacobs of Walpole Island was on the Ontario female team roster
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Only the hardiest remain at Rainbow Park say Sarnia officials
December 11, 2024
About 25 people still remain as temperatures plunge Cathy Dobson/The Independent The 25 or so homeless remaining in the Rainbow Park encampment watched Wednesday as crews of Winmar property restoration workers tossing out tarps, debris and suitcases. Slowly the encampment is shrinking as the cold weather sets in, says Adam MacDonald, Sarnia’s building and bylaw services manager. And as it
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Enniskillen councillor resigns citing ‘horrific’ communication in the township
December 10, 2024
Heather Wright/The Independent Enniskillen Councillor Mary-Lynne McCallum is resigning from township council at the end of the month, frustrated with a pending agreement which exempts a local greenhouse from new cannabis regulations. McCallum officially tendered her resignation Dec. 9, saying she would serve until the end of the month. The 14-year veteran of council says she was there to serve
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Petrolia councillors turn down suggested tax break
December 10, 2024
Heather Wright/The Independent Petrolia residents will be paying three per cent more for their municipal taxes, despite the efforts of one municipal councillor to give them a break. Town council completed budget talks Nov. 26. It included that three per cent tax increase – about $97 more for the average home assessed at $194,000. One of the big drivers of
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A familiar voice at Watford fire retires after 57 years
December 10, 2024
Township also honours long time Captain for his volunteerism Heather Wright/The Independent For over 50 years, when Watford firefighters called back to the hall, Terry Smith answered. But that’s changed as Smith, the radio operator for the department, retired after 57 years of service. He and Capt. Don Hart, who joined the Watford department around the same time, were honoured
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